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The shutdown meant no jobs report. Here’s what it would have said about the economy

webadmin 2025-10-07

Recruiters speak to job seekers at the Appalachian State University internship and job fair in Boone, North Carolina, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty Images ...

The job market slowdown is hitting recent college grads hard

webadmin 2025-10-06

Students wait in line before the start a career fair at the New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images ...

Report shows hiring at lowest since 2009 as economists turn to alternative data during shutdown blackout

webadmin 2025-10-04

Job fair signage as job seekers arrive at the Appalachian State University internship and job fair in Boone, North Carolina, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty I...

Treasury Secretary Bessent says GDP could take a hit from the government shutdown

webadmin 2025-10-03

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that U.S. economic growth could be hurt by the government shutdown. “This isn’t the way to have a discussion, shutting down the...

Shutdown Fed rate cuts

webadmin 2025-10-02

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve on September 17, 2025 in Washington, ...

Private payrolls declined in September by 32,000 in key ADP report coming amid shutdown data blackout

webadmin 2025-10-02

Private payrolls saw their biggest decline in 2½ years during September, a further sign of labor market weakening that compounds the data blackout accompanying the U.S. government shutdown. Compan...